Medley: Lonely Avenue / Be-Bop-A-Lula / 4 O'Clock In the Morning (Try for Sleep) / Family Affair / You Give Me Nothing but the Blues / When Will I Become a Man? / Sooner or Later / Down the Line - Live

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In my room has got two windows
 And sunhine never comes through
 Ya know, it's oh so dark and lonely
 Since I broke it off girl, with you
 I live on a lonely avenue
 Little girl don't say, 'I do'
 And it's oh, so sad and blue
 It's-a all because a-you
 I could cry
 (I could cry, I could cry)
 I wanna die
 (I could die, I could die)
 I live on a (lonely avenue)
 I live on a (lonely avenue)
 Well, my cover's they feel like lead
 And my pillow it feels like stone
 But I toss and turn so ev'ry night
 I'm not used to being alone
 I live on a lonely avenue
 I live, girl don't say, 'I do'
 Ooh, feel so sad and blue
 And it's all because of you
 I could cry
 (I could cry, I could cry)
 Oooh-oh!
 (I could die, could die, could die)
 Yes, now I'm on a lonely avenue
 Ooh, baby (lonely avenue)
 Be Bop a Lula (she's my baby)
 Four o'clock in the mornin'
 There's new full moon
 Shinin' down through the trees
 Four o'clock in the mornin', yeah
 Ooh, the moon lookin' through the trees
 
 I can see my baby
 (Can see my baby)
 But she can't see me
 (But she can't see me, now darlin')
 Rain is over
 It's already wet
 How you suppose to know
 Just what you get?
 Ya gimme the highlight
 You leave out the rest
 You know what they told me
 They said, 'The west is best'
 Keep on tryin'
 Just all night long
 It's a family affair
 It's a family affair
 It's a family affair
 Ooo-ooo
 ♪
 Daughter and mother and papa
 It's a family affair
 ♪
 Tell me about your brother
 And you sister
 Family affair
 Family affair
 It's a family affair, yeah
 ♪
 It's a family affair
 It's a family affair
 Ooo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-ooo
 Hear it for Jonn Savannah, Jonn Savannah
 Van, can you excuse me?
 Oh, excuse me!
 A-ha-ha-ha-ha
 I like that tempo there
 Yeah
 ♪
 Hey, Van?
 Yo!
 How long will it be
 Before I become a man?
 Please tell me, how long it be
 Before I become a man?
 Will it be real soon
 Or will it be when I get seventy-three?
 I said I was uneducated
 My clothes were worn an' torn
 But now I got a little education
 And they keep on callin' me a boy
 Right Lord, please tell me
 How long will it be, before I become a man?
 It's up to you!
 (Hahahaha)
 Will it be real soon
 Or will it be when I hit ninety-three?
 Sooner or later
 Gonna tell ya, it's gonna end
 Sooner or later
 I do think it's gonna end
 Will it be real soon
 Or will it be when I get in my empty grave?
 
 Whiskey an' women
 Brought me to my knees
 I, I, said, whiskey an' women
 That brought me to my knees
 Did I live my life too fast?
 Now you thought, it's so almighty deep
 The Blues, the whole blues and nothing but the blues
 The whole blues and nothing but the blues
 You got the blues
 The whole blues
 Nothin' but the blues
 He's called, Jimmy Witherspoon
 That's what he said
 
 I want the one down the line-a
 Give me somethin' that was truly fine-a
 She'll be cool-a
 She'll be strong-a
 She'll be Real Real Gone
 Gone, gone, gone
 Gone, gone, gone
 So lonely in here
 So lonely in here
 Oh, I wanna move
 Oooooh, down the line-a
 I wanna give her some lovin'
 Truly fine
 
 Show, you-you-you-you-you
 You-you-you-you-you
 Oow!
 You gave me nothin'
 You gave me absolutely nothin'
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 You gave me nothin'!
 You gave me nothin'
 (You gave me nothin')
 You give me nothin' but the blues
 (You gave me nothin')
 I wanna cry
 (I could cry, I could cry, I could cry)
 (I could die)
 I wanna die!
 (I could die, I could die)
 You-you-you-you-you-you
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (I could cry, could cry, could cry)
 But the blues, oh yeah
 (I could die, could die, could die)
 (Walkin' blues)
 Oooh-aah
 (Lonely an' blue)
 Oh-aha-ha-ha-ha-ha
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 (You gave me nothin')
 I could cry
 (Could cry, could cry, could cry)
 I wanna die!
 (Could die, could die, could die, could die)
 I live on a lonely avenue
 It's a lonely (avenue-ooo)
 Yeah!
 

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Duration
14:51
Key
7
Tempo
134 BPM

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